A Sooty Tern catches the light mid-flight, tilting on its side like it’s shaking off a splash from the sea. This seabird is built for endurance, spending most of its life far from land. It skims the ocean surface for food, often feeding on small fish and squid, before returning to breed on rocky or coral islands —usually laying a single egg. Migratory and widespread across the equatorial zone, these birds are masters of the open sea, often for weeks at a time. In this brief, sideways moment, there’s a quiet reminder that even the most elegant travellers have their unguarded, almost playful sides.
A Sooty Tern catches the light mid-flight, tilting on its side like it’s shaking off a splash from the sea. This seabird is built for endurance, spending most of its life far from land. It skims the ocean surface for food, often feeding on small fish and squid, before returning to breed on rocky or coral islands —usually laying a single egg. Migratory and widespread across the equatorial zone, these birds are masters of the open sea, often for weeks at a time. In this brief, sideways moment, there’s a quiet reminder that even the most elegant travellers have their unguarded, almost playful sides.
